Past Events

Department Talk: Dr. Malgorzata Przanowska

Department Talk: Dr. Malgorzata Przanowska

About the talk The context of my talk will be our uncertain times: technological turn and digital domination, wars (including economic ones), consequences of the pandemic, a general neglect of humanistic culture and attitude, migrations, just to mention a few aspects of our contemporary world. In such a context we pose a question about education […]

ECPS Museum of Anthropology Trip

ECPS Museum of Anthropology Trip

Invitation The ECPS Department invites all ECPS faculty, staff and students to a guided tour of the Museum of Anthropology on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 2:00 pm. Event Registration Space is limited. Please RSVP soon using the link or QR code on the flyer. If you have any question about this event, please contact […]

Promoting Inclusion:  Knowledge Mobilization Project Gallery

Promoting Inclusion: Knowledge Mobilization Project Gallery

This gallery displays a class of MEd student’s work that addresses the following scenario: You have under 6 minutes to advocate for your profession and/or students, and persuade a leader to consider your arguments for a specific intervention or issue. What would you do? Location: Neville Scarfe Foyer Date: March 20th – 31st, 2023 References: https://ets.educ.ubc.ca/knowledge-mobilization-project-gallery/

ECPS Spring 2023 Graduate Student Symposium

ECPS Spring 2023 Graduate Student Symposium

We’re excited to invite you to attend the spring ECPS graduate student symposium! We’ve put together a great program featuring ECPS students presenting on a variety of topics. See the attached program flyer for more details! The symposium will take place on Wednesday, March 22, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm in room 310 of […]

Graduate Workshop: Providing Effective Feedback

Graduate Workshop: Providing Effective Feedback

The Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education (ECPS), is pleased to offer a training program for all Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) interested in becoming GTAs or are currently working as GTAs. As part of this professional development opportunity, workshops will be offered to support GTA’s teaching competencies and skills in diverse learning […]

“What Inclusion Means to Me” social media campaign

“What Inclusion Means to Me” social media campaign

“What Inclusion Means to Me” social media campaign contest Social Media Campaign! Take a picture of yourself with 1-3 words describing what inclusion means to you. Post it on Instagram or Twitter with the hashtag #inclusionUBC, search the hashtag and like others’ posts. The post that receives the most likes will win a $50 Indigo […]

Dr. Bruno Zumbo’s invited address for the Research Methods and Analysis Series

Dr. Bruno Zumbo’s invited address for the Research Methods and Analysis Series

Dr. Bruno Zumbo is giving an invited address at the Research Methods and Analysis Series hosted by the Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy. The event will be attended by researchers across Italy and other nations across Europe and North America. The title of his invited address is “Validity Theories, Frameworks […]

Faculty of Education’s Graduation Reception

Faculty of Education’s Graduation Reception

The Faculty of Education invites you to attend a reception in the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre immediately following your graduation on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022. The event will include light fare, coffee, and a chance to celebrate alongside friends, family, and fellow graduates. The Faculty of Education invites guests and attendees to review and […]

Children Learning to Read Digital Data as ‘Texts’: A case study of critical algorithmic education

Children Learning to Read Digital Data as ‘Texts’: A case study of critical algorithmic education

The Digital Literacy Centre presents Visiting Scholar, Hyeon-Seon Jeong, from Gyeongin National University of Education, South Korea Join us in the multi-purpose room, 2012 Ponderosa Commons for a roundtable entitled Children Learning to Read Digital Data as ‘Texts’: A case study of critical algorithmic education on Wednesday, November 16th from 12 to 1 pm. About […]

The Network of LS Canada Learning Symposium: Advancing Justice Through Critical Open Pedagogy

The Network of LS Canada Learning Symposium: Advancing Justice Through Critical Open Pedagogy

Advancing Justice Through Critical Open Pedagogy This presentation will introduce Critical Open Pedagogy and discuss how this approach can be used to advance pedagogical goals related to epistemic and social justice. Participants will leave with an understanding of what open pedagogy is, and how it can be coupled with critical pedagogy to disrupt and decenter […]

Social Justice Committee’s Speaker Series: Dr. Edward Kroc

Social Justice Committee’s Speaker Series: Dr. Edward Kroc

Adding more categories is rarely good enough: How to translate data inclusivity best practice into analytical inclusivity Representative samples of individuals are necessary to make accurate inferences to target populations of interest. When populations of people are of interest, it is often crucial that samples are representative across a suite of demographic variables, notably race, […]

Into the Unknown: Effects of the Pandemic on Children’s Mental Health

Attendees will learn about the current research on the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on children’s mental health & wellness, and implications for Early Childhood Educators. Strategies for helping children navigate uncertainty and build emotional literacy in the context of the systemic impact of the pandemic will also be discussed. Date & Time Monday, Oct. […]

CNPS Panel Discussion: How to Facilitate Conversations and Discussions on Difficult Subjects

CNPS Panel Discussion: How to Facilitate Conversations and Discussions on Difficult Subjects

Addressing Social Justice Issues: How to Facilitate Conversations and Discussions on Difficult Subjects As students in class, counsellors in clinical and training settings, counsellor-educators, and/or researchers, we face situations from time to time where we are required to recognize and bring up a difficult and sensitive subject as the topic of a personal or group […]

ECPS New Graduate Student Orientation 2022

ECPS New Graduate Student Orientation 2022

Orientation Agenda 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. LIBRARY ORIENTATION FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS – Scarfe Building, Room 1006 Congratulations on being admitted into one of the best Faculties of Education in the world. Come to this session to learn about how to use UBC library resources and services sufficiently to quench your thirst for knowledge and new […]

CNPS Social Justice Speaker Series: Settler Scholar Engagement in Indigenous Research in the Study of Historical Trauma

CNPS Social Justice Speaker Series: Settler Scholar Engagement in Indigenous Research in the Study of Historical Trauma

Date: Monday, June 6th, 2022 Time: 12:00-1:30 pm Location: Registered participants will be provided with a Zoom link *The workshop got pre-approval from CCPA for 1.5 continuing education credits (CEC) hours Click here to Register The construct of Indigenous historical trauma describes the collective, cumulative, and intergenerational impacts of the systematic destruction of Indigenous culture, […]

2022 Graduate Workshop Series: How to Thrive as a Graduate Teaching Assistant

2022 Graduate Workshop Series: How to Thrive as a Graduate Teaching Assistant

Graduate Workshop Series: How to Thrive as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) A series of workshops will be offered by the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education (ECPS) which will focus on providing those considering becoming a GTA in the future, as well as new and returning GTAs, with tips on how […]

Webinar Series: Trailblazing Indigenous Pathways Through Social and Emotional Wellness

Webinar Series: Trailblazing Indigenous Pathways Through Social and Emotional Wellness

The BC Children’s Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre, in partnership with SEL BC, is hosting a free two-part, interactive webinar series for current and future teachers, counsellors, and other educators exploring ways to bring a cultural lens to our SEL practice. The next webinar, Trailblazing Indigenous Pathways Through Social and Emotional Wellness, will explore Indigenous […]

Confronting Hegemonic Ideas Speakers Series: Trigger Warnings – Controversies and Conclusions

Confronting Hegemonic Ideas Speakers Series: Trigger Warnings – Controversies and Conclusions

Date: Thursday, June 2, 2022 Time: 12:00pm to 1:30pm (Pacific time) via Zoom Speaker: Benjamin Bellet, Doctoral Student in Clinical Psychology from Harvard University Presented by: Dr. Bedi’s Counselling/Psychotherapy RTS Lab in partnership with UBC’s Counselling Psychology Program Area The “Confronting Hegemonic Ideas Speakers’ Series” is designed to increase awareness of heterodox viewpoints and inconvenient […]

Guest Speaker Talk: New Digital Therapeutics and Neuromodulation for Optimal Treatment of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Guest Speaker Talk: New Digital Therapeutics and Neuromodulation for Optimal Treatment of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

New Digital Therapeutics and Neuromodulation for Optimal Treatment of Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) & Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Guest Speaker: Dr. Bung-Nyun Kim Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 11 am (in person only) Location: Neville Scarfe, Room 310 Abstract of the Talk: The first-line treatment for ADHD is medication including psychostimulants […]

CNPS Social Justice Speaker Series: Human Rights & Counselling Psychology

CNPS Social Justice Speaker Series: Human Rights & Counselling Psychology

Date: Monday, April 25th, 2022 Time: 12:00-1:00 pm Location: Registered participants will be provided with a Zoom link Learn more

Webinar Series: Redefining and Locating Culture within our SEL Practice

Webinar Series: Redefining and Locating Culture within our SEL Practice

The BC Children’s Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre, in partnership with SEL BC, is hosting a free two-part, interactive webinar series for current and future teachers, counsellors, and other educators exploring ways to bring a cultural lens to our SEL practice. Webinar one, Redefining and Locating Culture within our SEL Practice, will discuss the mandate […]

PSCTC PD Workshop: Know Your Code – An Ethics Refresher for Counsellors and Psychologists

PSCTC PD Workshop: Know Your Code – An Ethics Refresher for Counsellors and Psychologists

Workshop Flyer Date: Monday, March 28th Time: 4:30 – 6:00pm PST Platform: UBC Zoom (the link will be emailed to registered participants) Click here to Register The Psychological Services & Counselling Training Centre (PSCTC) at the University of British Columbia is excited to host a panel featuring Drs. Beth Haverkamp, Michael Sorsdahl and Bill Borgen. […]

PSCTC Professional Development Workshop: Writing Effective, User-Friendly Assessment Reports

PSCTC Professional Development Workshop: Writing Effective, User-Friendly Assessment Reports

Workshop Flyer Date: Monday, February 7th Time: 4:30 – 6:00pm PST Platform: UBC Zoom (the link will be emailed to registered participants) Click here to Register The Psychological Services & Counselling Training Centre (PSCTC) at the University of British Columbia is excited to host a panel featuring Drs. Kallista Bell, Kimberley DaSilva, Laurie Ford, and […]

PSCTC Open House 2022

PSCTC Open House 2022

The PSCTC welcomes students, staff, faculty and clinicians to our open house on March 14th from 4 – 6pm to celebrate and introduce the community to our newly renovated space.

Trauma Informed Practice Institute 2022 Training

2022 Training PDF Please note this is a third-party event not organized or sponsored by UBC and UBC, therefore, makes no representations with respect to the event. Trauma Informed Practice Training Level 1 Trauma and the Body Upcoming Training Workshop runs from 9:30 AM – 4 PM via Zoom. Register on Eventbrite: January 16, 2022 […]

PSCTC Professional Development Workshop: Career Development and Mental Health

PSCTC Professional Development Workshop: Career Development and Mental Health

Workshop Flyer Date: Monday, November 29th, 2021 Time: 5:00 to 6:00 pm PST Platform: UBC Zoom (the link will be emailed to registered participants) The Psychological Services & Counselling Training Centre (PSCTC) at the University of British Columbia is excited to host a panel featuring Dr. Dave E. Redekopp, Dr. Michael Huston and Dr. Lílian Weber […]

Graduate Workshop Series: How to Thrive as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)

Graduate Workshop Series: How to Thrive as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)

A series of workshops offered by the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education (ECPS) focusing on providing those considering to become a GTA in the future and new and returning GTAs, with tips on how to navigate teaching assistantships. Upcoming Workshops for Fall 2021 Providing Effective Feedback Date: October 28, 2021, from […]

Optimizing School Integration Among Newcomer Families: A Summit of French and English Boards of Education

Optimizing School Integration Among Newcomer Families: A Summit of French and English Boards of Education

Date: September 24th, 9am-5pm MST Event Flyer (English) Event Flyer (French) Dr. Anusha Kassan (ECPS Associate Professor) and Dr. Rahat Zaidi are excited to host a summit dedicated to the educational needs and experiences of newcomer students. This event will help promote scholarly discourses on the school integration of newcomer families and yield innovative models […]

CNPS Information Sessions for Prospective Students 2021

CNPS Information Sessions for Prospective Students 2021

The CNPS Information Sessions will be chaired by Dr. Dan Cox 1st Session 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM, Tuesday September 21st Hosted via Zoom (Please e-mail cnps.peer@ubc.ca to register by September 20th at 4pm) 2nd Session 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM, Thursday October 28th Hosted via Zoom (Please e-mail cnps.peer@ubc.ca to register by October 27th at 4pm)   *All […]

ECPS Student Orientation 2021-2022

ECPS Student Orientation 2021-2022

Agenda: Introduction of Department Administrators, Staff, and Graduate Academic Assistants Find out how to effectively navigate your graduate school experiences, including an introduction to: How to navigate student-supervisor interactions Who to go to when you have a problem or want consultation or support on your work Ideas for immersing yourself in the department culture(s) and […]

Trauma Informed Practice Institute 2021 Training

Trauma Informed Practice Training Level 1 Trauma and the Body Upcoming Training Workshop runs from 9:30 AM – 4 PM via Zoom • May 15: https://tipi-level1-may.eventbrite.ca • June 27: https://tipi-level1-june.eventbrite.ca • July 18: https://tipi-level1-july.eventbrite.ca • August 8: https://tipi-level1-august.eventbrite.ca • September 19: https://tipi-level1-september.eventbrite.ca • October 17: https://tipi-level1-october.eventbrite.ca • November 14: https://tipi-level1-november.eventbrite.ca • December 12: https://tipi-level1-december.eventbrite.ca Learning […]

Managing Classroom Culture and Community in Online Learning

Managing Classroom Culture and Community in Online Learning

Managing Classroom Culture and Community in Online Learning May 20 | 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Panelists: Dr. Nancy Perry, Professor, ECPS Justine Johal, Vice Principal, Hyland Elementary in the Surrey School District (UBC alumni and Masters student) Moderator: Helen DeWaard, Learning Designer, ETS Join us for our third event in the Viewpoints discussion series. Classroom management […]

Academic Integrity in the Online Classroom: Traditional Practices and New Challenges

Academic Integrity in the Online Classroom: Traditional Practices and New Challenges

Wednesday, April 21 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Panelists: Dr. Shawna Faber, Associate Professor of Teaching, ECPS Louai Rahal, PhD Student Moderator: Meghan McMillen, Learning Designer, ETS Join us for our second event in the Viewpoints discussion series. This series of events allows faculty, students, and other attendees to join members of ETS in exploring a […]

CNPS Research Colloquium: Two Methods for Operationalizing Therapist Interpersonal Flexibility

CNPS Research Colloquium: Two Methods for Operationalizing Therapist Interpersonal Flexibility

Two Methods for Operationalizing Therapist Interpersonal Flexibility Date: Thursday April 1st, 2021 11:30-1 PST Speaker: Dr. Dennis M. Kivlighan Professor University of Maryland, College Park; Editor Journal of Counseling Psychology Abstract: “The disturbed person consistently broadcasts a rigid and extreme self-presentation and simultaneously pulls for a rigid and constricted relationship from others” including the therapist […]

RECIPROCAL IMPACT: Therapeutic Interplay in Cultural Indigenous Perspective

RECIPROCAL IMPACT: Therapeutic Interplay in Cultural Indigenous Perspective

Speakers: Perry Shirley (Dine’/Navajo), Kenneth Shirley (CEO), Ty Lodgepole and Jorge Gonzales, Indigenous Enterprise Date: Thursday, March 11th, 5:00-6:30 pm in the series | Online presentation via Zoom Sponsors: CNPS Social Justice committee, the Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education Department (ECPS) of the UBC Faculty of Education, and Green College Indigenous Enterprise will […]

CNPS Research Colloquium: Peer Influence on Ethnic-Racial Identity Development: A Multi-Site Investigation

CNPS Research Colloquium: Peer Influence on Ethnic-Racial Identity Development: A Multi-Site Investigation

Peer Influence on Ethnic-Racial Identity Development: A Multi-Site Investigation Date: Thursday March 4th, 2021 11:30-1 PST Speaker: Dr. Carlos Santos Associate Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles Abstract: The peer context features prominently in theory, and increasingly in empirical research, about ethnic-racial identity (ERI) development, but no studies have assessed peer influence on […]

Graduate Workshop Series: How to Thrive as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)

Graduate Workshop Series: How to Thrive as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)

A series of workshops will be offered by the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education (ECPS) which will focus on providing those considering to become a GTA in the future, as well as new and returning GTAs, with tips on how to navigate teaching assistantships. Please see the list of workshops for […]

CNPS Research Colloquium: Addressing Oppression-Based Stress in Psychotherapy with Trans and Nonbinary Clients

CNPS Research Colloquium: Addressing Oppression-Based Stress in Psychotherapy with Trans and Nonbinary Clients

Addressing Oppression-Based Stress in Psychotherapy with Trans and Nonbinary Clients Date: Thursday February 4, 2021 11:30-1 PST Speaker: Dr. Stephanie Budge Assistant Professor with the Department of Counseling Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Abstract: This presentation will focus on psychotherapy research with trans and nonbinary clients. First, current and historical factors affecting trans and […]

CNPS Research Colloquium: From a “color blind” to an anti-racist psychology

CNPS Research Colloquium: From a “color blind” to an anti-racist psychology

From a “color blind” to an anti-racist psychology Date: Thursday, January 7, 2021 11:30 – 1 PST Speaker: Dr. Dennis C. Wendt Assistant Professor with the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology at McGill University Director of the Cultural and Indigenous Research in Counselling Psychology (CIRC) lab In recent decades, psychology and psychological science have […]

CIRCA Colloquium Series 2021

CIRCA Colloquium Series 2021

The Science of Math: Applying the Instructional Hierarchy with Learners with Autism and Intellectual Disability Date: December 2, 2021 Time:  3:00-4:00 pm Presenter: Dr. Jenny Root, BCBA-D, Associate Professor of Florida State University This presentation will focus on aligning instructional targets and strategies with individual’s phase of learning in the instructional hierarchy (i.e., acquisition, fluency, […]

CNPS Research Colloquium: Career decision-making in an uncertain world

CNPS Research Colloquium: Career decision-making in an uncertain world

Career decision-making in an uncertain world Date: Thursday, December 3rd, 2020 11:30 – 1 PST Speaker: Dr. Hui Xu Assistant Professor, Loyola University of Chicago, USA While the Parsonian framework of career decision-making has provided seminal insights into the research and practice of career decision-making, the premises and practice of the Parsonian framework encounter challenges […]

November Graduate Workshop Series: How to Thrive as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)

November Graduate Workshop Series: How to Thrive as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)

A series of workshops offered by the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education (ECPS) focusing on providing those considering to become a GTA in the future, as well as new and returning GTAs, with tips on how to navigate teaching assistantships. Please see the list of workshops for 2020 below. Another e-mail […]

Graduate Student Town Hall

Graduate Student Town Hall

Thursday, October 22nd, 4:00- 4:30pm HOW ARE YOU DOING? You are invited to join our ECPS town hall meeting to speak with your peers about your challenges this term and collaboratively participate in building your student community by sharing resources during this virtual cheek-in. Meeting will occur over Zoom Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/9032156144?pwd=Y3AxbnRPOElpSHdKdS9ONVFJNXlxZz09 Passcode: 250391

Graduate Workshop Series: How to Thrive as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)

Graduate Workshop Series: How to Thrive as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)

A series of workshops will be offered by the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education (ECPS) which will focus on providing those considering to become a GTA in the future, as well as new and returning GTAs, with tips on how to navigate teaching assistantships. Workshop Topics: Facilitating discussions both online and […]

CNPS Research Colloquium: Therapist Multicultural Orientation

CNPS Research Colloquium: Therapist Multicultural Orientation

Therapist Multicultural Orientation Date: Thursday, November 5th, 2020 11:30 – 1 PST Speaker: Dr. Jesse Owen Professor University of Denver, USA. Editor-in-chief of Psychotherapy and a leading scholar in psychotherapy research Many mental health therapists are deeply committed to providing equitable and culturally relevant care to their clients. However, a common challenge for newer as […]

CNPS Information Sessions 2020

CNPS Information Sessions 2020

The CNPS Information Sessions will be chaired by Admissions Chair, Dr. Dan Cox 1st Session 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM, Wednesday October 14th Hosted via Zoom (Please e-mail cnps.peer@ubc.ca to register by October 13th at 4pm) 2nd Session 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM, Wednesday October 21st Hosted via Zoom (Please e-mail cnps.peer@ubc.ca to register by […]

CIRCA Colloquium Series 2020

CIRCA Colloquium Series 2020

A Secondary Prevention Model of Family-Centered PBS: The Low-“Down” Date: November 17, 2020 Time: 10:30-12:00 PST Presenter: Susan Fawcett, RSLP, Ph.D., Director of Therapy, Behaviour, and Family Support, Down Syndrome Resource Foundation This presentation will summarize the results of research examining a secondary prevention, family-centered, positive behaviour support (FCPBS) program for parents of young children […]

Executive Functioning Course and Coaching

Executive Functioning Course and Coaching

PSCTC’s next EF Program will begin January 2021 Please contact the program coordinator before you register  • Feeling overwhelmed, under-prepared, or disorganized? • Struggling to keep up? • Working hard but not seeing results? Help is available! Contact program coordinator Dr. Rachel Weber  for more information.   The Psychological Services & Counselling Training Centre (PSCTC) […]

ECPS Virtual Orientation 2020

ECPS Virtual Orientation 2020

ECPS Faculty and Staff are excited to welcome all new incoming graduate students into the department on Friday, September 11th at 4:30 pm. This year, the orientation will be held in Zoom! Agenda: 1 Dean’s introduction 2 Introduction of Department Administrators, Staff, and Graduate Academic Assistants 3 In these unusual times of COVID-19, find out […]

Welcome to FoE Online Learning for Graduate Students

Welcome to FoE Online Learning for Graduate Students

Learn about your online course environment, the main communication tools and helpful resources at the Faculty of Education’s learning technologies orientation sessions. Date: Thursday, September 3, 2020 Time: 9 am – noon Agenda: 9:00-9:30 Introductions 9:00-9:05 Welcome (Dr. Teresa Dobson) 9:05-9:20 Chapman Learning Commons – ongoing tech support for students 9:20-9:30 Access to Library Resources […]

Final M.A. Thesis Defence – Julie White, HDLC

Final M.A. Thesis Defence – Julie White, HDLC

Final Thesis Defence Julie White M.A. in Human Development, Learning, & Culture Wednesday August 5, 2020 10:00 am Zoom (contact supervisor if you want to attend the presentation) Title A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Research: Features of Academic Programs that Are Helping Students Who are Refugees to Succeed Academically   Examining Committee Dr. Laurie Ford, HDLC/SACP […]

Virtual Graduation Celebration for Spring 2020 ECPS Graduates

Virtual Graduation Celebration for Spring 2020 ECPS Graduates

The Faculty in the Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology & Special Education   Invite you and your guests to join us for our Virtual Graduation Celebration Honoring our Spring 2020 ECPS Graduates   While we cannot be together in person, we still have a fun event planned. Please join our Spring 2020  M.Ed., M.A., & […]

QMS Workshop:  An Introduction to Decision Tree

QMS Workshop: An Introduction to Decision Tree

Time: 11am-noon Thurs, Mar 19, 2020 Location: Meeting will be online. Please contact Ryan for more information at x.ryan.ji@ubc.ca Speakers: Minjeong Park, MERM; Xuejun Ryan Ji, MERM Abstract: Decision tree is one of the popular methods in data mining and it also has been used in educational research. In this workshop, a gentle introduction to decision tree will […]

QMS Event: Secondary Data Analysis Workshop

QMS Event: Secondary Data Analysis Workshop

Time: 10 am-12pm, Feb 27 (Thursday) Location: Scarfe Room 278 Open to Faculty of Education Abstract:  This workshop is to provide an introduction to open data resources for secondary data analysis, particularly in health, information, media, and education fields. Three speakers will introduce how to extract data from open dataset such as Canadian Community Health Survey […]

Workshop: Supporting Cultural Diversity in the Faculty of Education

Workshop: Supporting Cultural Diversity in the Faculty of Education

When: Tuesday, March 3rd and Thursday, March 5th, 2020 | 02:30 pm – 04:00 pm Where: Neville Scarfe Building, Room 1006 (March 3, 2020) | Neville Scarfe Building, Room 1007 (March 5, 2020) This workshop is focused on how to create and foster a supportive and welcoming environment to ensure international graduate students’ overall well-being […]

Visiting Scholar Talk: Reconceptualising agency through an analysis of discourse and interaction in educational settings

Visiting Scholar Talk: Reconceptualising agency through an analysis of discourse and interaction in educational settings

Date: Thursday, February 13th, 2020 Time: 2:30-4:00pm Location: Ponderosa Commons, Oak House, PCOH 2012 Speaker: Kristiina Kumpulainen (PhD) Visiting Scholar in Human Development, Learning, and Culture (HDLC) Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki Human agency has attracted researchers’ attention for long. The field of educational research is no exception. My talk joins these research […]

Final PhD Oral Dissertation Defence – Susan Fawcett

Final PhD Oral Dissertation Defence – Susan Fawcett

Final PhD Oral Dissertation Defence SUSAN FAWCETT (Special Education) Friday, December 13, 2019, 9:00 am Room #203, UBC Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road Title: Preventative Family-Centred Positive Behaviour Support for Families of Children with Down Syndrome Chair: Dr. Amori Mikami (PSYC) Supervisor: Dr. Joseph Lucyshyn (SPED) Supervisory Committee: Dr. Pat Mirenda (SPED), Dr. Bruno […]

PRTC Free Executive Functioning Course & Coaching

PRTC Free Executive Functioning Course & Coaching

• Feeling overwhelmed, under-prepared, or disorganized? • Struggling to keep up? • Working hard but not seeing results? Help is available! The Psychoeducational Research Training Centre (PRTC) at the University of British Columbia is currently seeking UBC students to participate in a free, 10-week executive functioning course that includes individual, supportive coaching. Our course begins […]

Visiting Professor Talk: Brazilian Policies and inclusive education: an overview of language teachers’ main challenges in Brazilian regular schools 

Visiting Professor Talk: Brazilian Policies and inclusive education: an overview of language teachers’ main challenges in Brazilian regular schools 

Date: Thursday, December 5th, 2019 Time: 2:00 -5:30 pm Location: Neville Scarfe Library Block, Room 278

Final SPED PhD Oral Defence – Karen Kester

Final SPED PhD Oral Defence – Karen Kester

Final PhD Oral Dissertation Defence KAREN KESTER (Special Education) Thursday, November 21, 2019, 12:30 pm Room #203, UBC Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road Title: A Preliminary Evaluation of a Modified School-Based Facing Your Fears for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Anxiety Chair: Dr. Daniel Goldowitz (CMMT) Supervisor: Dr. Joseph Lucyshyn (SPED) Supervisory Committee: […]

QMS Research Talk: Applied Quantitative Methods in Mental Health Research

QMS Research Talk: Applied Quantitative Methods in Mental Health Research

Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019 Location: Scarfe Building Library Block Room 2415 Speaker: Xuyan Tang (M.A. student in Measurement, Evaluation, and Research Methodology) Ben Hives (Ph.D. student in Kinesiology) Moderator: Guanyu Chen (Ph.D. student in Measurement, Evaluation, and Research Methodology) A Translation and Validation Study of the Hubley Depression Scale […]

Thriving in Grad School panel

Event Date: October 17, 2019 Time: 3:15 – 4:45 pm Location: LLED Multi-Purpose Room (2012) 6445 University Boulevard Open to graduate students only, this panel hosted by Language Sciences will explore how to thrive in graduate school, with panelists giving their experience and advice, and answering questions from the audience. Potential panel questions include: what […]

Introduction to Structured Query Language (SQL) Workshop: Data Querying and Management

Introduction to Structured Query Language (SQL) Workshop: Data Querying and Management

Date: October 16th, 2019 Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Location of Event: Scarfe Room 2415 Presenters: ShunFu Hu and Xuejun Ryan Ji  (MERM PhD students) Abstract: SQL is a widely used language for storing, retrieving and updating data tables in relational database. With declarative and straightforward commands, SQL enables users to easily maintain the […]

Final Ph.D. Oral Defense – Hillary McBride

Final Ph.D. Oral Defense – Hillary McBride

Final Ph.D. Oral Defense HILLARY MCBRIDE (Counselling Psychology) Wednesday, October 16th, 2019, 12:30 pm Room #203, UBC Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road Title: Menopause as Metamorphosis: The meaning and experience for women of doing well during the menopausal transition Supervisor: Dr. Judith Daniluk (CNPS) Committee Members: Dr. William Borgen (CNPS), Dr. Laura Hurd (Kinesiology) […]

Final Ph.D. Oral Dissertation Defense – Matthew Waugh

Final Ph.D. Oral Dissertation Defense – Matthew Waugh

Final Ph.D. Oral Dissertation Defense MATTHEW WAUGH (Human Development, Learning, and Culture) Wednesday, October 9th, 2019, 12:30 pm Room #200, UBC Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road Title: Getting to Know to Build the Relationship: A Grounded Theory of the Parent Involvement Process in Multi-Year Classrooms Chair: Dr. Heather McKay (CHHM) Supervisor: Dr. Laurie Ford […]

MA SACP Thesis Defence – Meagan Murphy

MA SACP Thesis Defence – Meagan Murphy

Final M.A. Thesis Defence MEAGAN MURPHY (School and Applied Child Psychology) Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019, 3:30 pm Scarfe Building, Room #278 Title: Investigating the Relation Between Working Memory and Math Anxiety as Contributors to Elementary Students’ Math Task Performance Supervisory Committee: Dr. Rachel Weber (SCPS); Dr. Sterett Mercer (SPED) Departmental Examiner:  Dr. Laurie Ford (SCPS/HDLC) Abstract: Math anxiety […]

CNPS Information Sessions – 2019

CNPS Information Sessions – 2019

The CNPS Information Sessions will be chaired by Admissions Chair, Dr. Rob Bedi 1st Session 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM, Wednesday October 2nd Location:  Neville Scarfe – Room 203 2nd Session 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM, Thursday October 24th Location:  Neville Scarfe – Room 203

Maram Alraddadi – Final M.A. Defence (SPED)

Maram Alraddadi – Final M.A. Defence (SPED)

Title: “Using Self-Regulated Learning Theory to Investigate the Effectiveness of Inclusion for Students with Visual Impairments in a Secondary School in Saudi Arabia” Friday, August 16, 2019 at 12:00 to 2:00 pm Neville Scarfe Building, 2125 Main Mall, Room 2415 Examining Committee: Prof. Kim Zebehazy (Advisor) Prof. Nancy Perry (Committee Member) Prof. Deborah Butler (External Reader) […]

Tug of Logic: A Competitive Board Game For Collaborative Reasoning

Tug of Logic: A Competitive Board Game For Collaborative Reasoning

Time: 2-4 pm, Friday, May 31, 2019 Location: Scarfe Building Library Block Room 278 Speaker: Dr. Michael Picard Join philosopher, author and public intellectual, Dr. Michael Picard as he introduces, demos and discusses the new board game, Tug of Logic. A collaborative game that seeks consensus and tests its limits, it aims at constructing complete […]

BCASP 4th Annual Spring Workshop

Truth and Reconciliation: Inclusion Through an Indigenous Lens Date: Friday, May 3, 2019 Time: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm Location: Resource and Education Centre: 14123 – 92nd Avenue, Surrey, BC (right next to the District Education Centre) In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released their final report regarding the ongoing impact of residential schools […]

Workshop: Philosophical Fiction

Workshop: Philosophical Fiction

Time: 2:00 – 4:00pm, Thursday, April 18, 2019 Location: Scarfe Library Block, Room 278 Presenter: Dr. Natalie Fletcher This workshop will be lead by philosophical practitioner and interdisciplinary researcher, Dr. Natalie Fletcher, who will be visiting from Montreal. Her workshop titled, “Philosophical Fiction,” will introduce various tools to analyze and evaluate philosophical stimulus so as […]

Psychology Careers Expo

Time: 12:00-4:00 pm, Thursday, March 21, 2019 Location: UBC Nest (Great Hall) In collaboration with the Psychology Students’ Association of UBC and the UBC Department of Psychology, UBC Psi Chi is excited to present the Psychology Careers Expo! This three part event will be a great opportunity for students to: – CREATE meaningful connections with […]

ISGP Nexus Conference Nexus Interdisciplinary Conference 2019: Wicked Problems and Interdisciplinary Solutions

Date: Thursday, March 21, 2019 Time: 9:00 – 5:00 pm Location: GSS Loft @ The Nest We would like to invite graduate students and community members to take part in the 2019 Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Conference. This conference is envisioned by students of the ISGP as a way of embodying the essence of interdisciplinary research – becoming a […]

Research Presentation: Uncovering Text Features of Hyper-partisan News using NLP with Deep Learning

Research Presentation: Uncovering Text Features of Hyper-partisan News using NLP with Deep Learning

Time: 11:00 am – 12:00pm, Thursday, March 21, 2019 Location: Scarfe Library Block, Room 278 Presenter: Chiyu Zhang (PhD student in iSchool), Xuejun Ryan Ji (PhD student in MERM), & Yadong Liu (PhD student in Linguistics) This study aims to identify typical text features of hyperpartisan news via a set of text analytic approaches, as […]

Publication Strategies Panel

Time: 1:00-3:00pm, Friday, March 15, 2019 Location: Douglas Kenny Room 2510, (Suedfeld Lounge), Vancouver Campus Panelists: Anthony Paré (Professor & Head, LLED), Anne-Michelle Tessier (Assistant Professor, Linguistics), Ron Darvin (recent graduate, LLED, postdoctoral fellow, SFU), Xuejun Ryan Ji (Ph.D. student, ECPS, LangSci Steering Committee) Hear from faculty and graduate students with experience in academic editing […]

Challenging Behaviours Conference – Autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders

Time: May 10, 11 & 13, 2019 PRESENTED BY: School District No. 36 (Surrey) IN COLLABORATION WITH: BCCH, Department of Psychiatry Pacific Autism Family Network UBC Department of Psychiatry Developmental Disorders Program UBC Psychoeducational Research & Training Centre This conference will focus on children and youth with autism spectrum disorder, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, intellectual […]

CIRCA Colloquium Series: Detecting Anxiety Disorders in Children with ASD

CIRCA Colloquium Series: Detecting Anxiety Disorders in Children with ASD

Time: 2-3:30pm, Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Location: Scarfe Building Library Block, Room 278 Speaker: Dr. Connor Kerns (Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychology) Children with ASD frequently experience co-occurring anxiety disorders, yet these anxiety disorders can often go undetected, given the overlap of anxiety and autism symptoms. In this talk, Dr. Kerns will review research on […]

QMS Research Talk: What the heck are Learning Analytics anyway?

QMS Research Talk: What the heck are Learning Analytics anyway?

Time: 11am – 12pm, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 Location: Scarfe Building Library Block Room 278 Moderator: Ryan Ji (PhD student, MERM, ECPS) Presenter: Dr. Leah Macfadyen (Associate Director, MET, Faculty of Education) Abstract: Developments in education and learning technologies in recent decades mean that universities are now awash in data about learners and learning. Online teaching […]

Research Talk: Applying grounded theory methodology to understand mental health service use among youth and young adults living with mental health challenges

Research Talk: Applying grounded theory methodology to understand mental health service use among youth and young adults living with mental health challenges

Time: 1-2pm, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 Location: Scarfe Building Library Block Room 278 Speaker: Dr. Shelly Ben-David (Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, UBC Okanagan Campus) Grounded theory is a method of qualitative inquiry that has particular relevance for mental health research.  This presentation will provide an overview of grounded theory methodology, in the context […]

School Psychology Awareness Week 2018

School Psychology Awareness Week 2018

Unlock Potential. Find Your Password! National Association of School Psychologist Statement During the week of November 12-16, 2018, schools throughout North America will celebrate National School Psychology Awareness Week to highlight the important work school psychologists and other educators do to help all students thrive. Each year, the National Association of School Psychologists designates a […]

Power Analysis Workshop

Power Analysis Workshop

Time: 10am-12pm, November 22, 2018 (Thursday) Location: Scarfe Library Block Room 278 Presenters: Ryan Ji (Ph. D. student, MERM program, UBC), Ben Hives (M.Sc. student, School of Kinesiology) Outline of the workshop: Power Analysis is used to determine an adequate sample size needed to detect a given effect size for a planned study. It can also […]

Innovations in Educational Neuroscience –Transforming Practice through Emerging Research

Innovations in Educational Neuroscience –Transforming Practice through Emerging Research

Date: Thursday, November 15, 2018 Time: 8:30am – 4:00pm Location: Jack Poole Hall, Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre UBC 6163 University Blvd This special event brings together scholars, educators, students, and practitioners from across several disciplines. We will hear about the latest science and practice in the new field of Educational Neuroscience and look for […]

Research Talk: Response Process as a Source of Validity Evidence

Research Talk: Response Process as a Source of Validity Evidence

Time: 11am-12pm, October 25, 2018 (Thursday) Location: Scarfe Library Block Room 278 Moderator: Vicki Knight (Assistant Professor, Special Education, ECPS) Speaker: Anita Hubley (Professor, MERM, ECPS) Abstract: What are people doing, thinking, or feeling when completing measures or tasks? Response processes are an opportunity for us to better understand the meaning of scores. Dr. Hubley will […]

Understanding and Supporting the Social-Emotional Health & Self-Regulation of our Students

Please be aware of this Pro-D opportunity from the BC CEC and note that for students it includes a one-year basic membership to CEC! The BC Council for Exceptional Children (BC CEC) invites you to attend our 2018 Fall Workshop – Understanding and Supporting the Social-Emotional Health & Self-Regulation of our Students – presented by Mike McKay,  Director of the Canadian […]

Quantitative Methods Society Event

Quantitative Methods Society Event

Dr. Richard Young in counselling psychology will talk about validity from qualitative perspective and Dr. Amery Wu will focus on a quantitative perspective.

Intro to R Programming Workshop

Intro to R Programming Workshop

The focus of this workshop will be on how to manipulate data using the R program and how to install and use R “packages”. No prior experience with R is necessary but participants should download R and R studio on their laptops. The workshop is open to students in all the ECPS programs, but confirmation […]

CNPS Information Sessions – 2018

CNPS Information Sessions – 2018

Sessions will be chaired by Admissions Chair, Dr. Rob Bedi

Measuring the Quality of Learning Strategy Use in a Cooperative Learning Environment with English as a Second Language Learners

Measuring the Quality of Learning Strategy Use in a Cooperative Learning Environment with English as a Second Language Learners

This presentation reports on a video-study which tested a new approach for capturing the quality of strategic actions as its key concept in a more finely grained fashion, based on observational data.

Issues In Interest Measurement: The World Is Not Flat

Issues In Interest Measurement: The World Is Not Flat

Dr. Tracey is a Professor of Counseling and Counseling Psychology at the College of Integrated Science and Arts, Arizona State University

Adaptability: How the Capacity to Adjust to Change is Essential for Students and Teachers

Adaptability: How the Capacity to Adjust to Change is Essential for Students and Teachers

Rebecca completed her doctoral studies at the University of British Columbia and previously she worked as an elementary school teacher in Melbourne.

ECPS Conference Funding Information Session

ECPS Conference Funding Information Session

This information session will review different sources of conference funding for ECPS students and provide students with an opportunity to ask questions from those who have obtained conference funding in the past.

Dr. Lina Darwich’s Presentation

Dr. Lina Darwich’s Presentation

In this presentation, Dr. Lina Darwich will explain how and why her focus on building a sense of community guides her teaching, leadership, and service. She will share examples from her teaching and from her role as a colleague to illustrate this focus.

QMS Event: Power Analysis Workshop

QMS Event: Power Analysis Workshop

We look forward to seeing you in this interesting QMS workshop.

Dr. Giuliana Pinto’s Presentation as a Visiting Scholar

Dr. Giuliana Pinto’s Presentation as a Visiting Scholar

Dr. Pinto is full professor in Developmental and Educational Psychology at the University of Florence (Italy), where she is also director of the research Unit on School Psychology, and Coordinator of the PhD course in psychology.

Dr. Lara Ragpot’s Students’ Conceptual Development and their Language of Learning & Instruction: Lessons Learnt from Selected South African Research

Dr. Lara Ragpot’s Students’ Conceptual Development and their Language of Learning & Instruction: Lessons Learnt from Selected South African Research

More than 90% of South African school and university students, learn in a language other than their mother tongue. This lecture will present findings from research on the difficulties students experience in the development of concepts when they learn in a second (third, or even fourth) language.

QMS Event: Research Talk

QMS Event: Research Talk

Please don’t forget to RSVP your attendance for this QMS Research Talk if you wish to be part of this event.

Dr. Magda Costa Carvalho’s Presentation on Philosophy for Children in the University of the Azores: History, Present and Perspectives

Dr. Magda Costa Carvalho’s Presentation on Philosophy for Children in the University of the Azores: History, Present and Perspectives

In this presentation Dr. Magda Costa Carvalho will introduce the P4C experience mainly in teacher education and philosophical practice with children at the university of Azores in Portugal.

Dr. Walter Kohan’s Symposia Focusing on: Childhood As a Need For an Inquiry-Based Philosophical Education

Dr. Walter Kohan’s Symposia Focusing on: Childhood As a Need For an Inquiry-Based Philosophical Education

Join us on Friday, February 2nd for Dr. Walter Kohan’s Symposia on “What Does It Mean To Teach? Between Ignorance, Invention and Emancipation” With Focus on Childhood As a Need For an Inquiry-Based Philosophical Education.

QMS: Open Science: Open Resources & Communication with Scott Lapinski

QMS: Open Science: Open Resources & Communication with Scott Lapinski

January 19, 2018 11:00 – 12:30 p.m. Scarfe Room 2415 RSVP before January 15: bit.ly/2B9iWUm Speaker: Scott Lapinski, Scholarly Communication & Research Librarian, Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard University Moderator: Ed Kroc (Postdoctoral Fellow, ECPS & Department of Statistics) Panel Discussion Speakers: Ben Hives (M.Sc. student, School of Kinesiology) Geri Ruissen (Ph.D. student, School of Kinesiology) In this […]

Renira Vellos – Final Ph.D. Oral Examination (HDLC)

Renira Vellos – Final Ph.D. Oral Examination (HDLC)

Friday, December 15, 2017 Room 203, Graduate Student Centre (6371 Crescent Rd.) @ 12:30 p.m. Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Vadeboncoeur (HDLC) Supervisory Committee: Dr. Deirdre Kelly (EDST) and Dr. Gerald Fallon (EDST) University Examiners: Dr. Wendy Poole (EDST) and Dr. Steven Talmy (LLED) External Examiners: Dr. Shaun Rawolle, Deakin University (Australia) and Dr. Philip Graham, University of the […]

William Lee – Final M.A. Defence (CNPS)

William Lee – Final M.A. Defence (CNPS)

Wednesday, December 13, 2017 Scarfe Room 304C, 10:00 a.m. Supervisor: Dr. Anita Hubley (MERM/CNPS) Supervisory Committee: Dr. Thomas Kerr (Medicine/BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS), Dr. Bruno Zumbo (MERM), and Dr. Bill Borgen (CNPS) Title: Predictors of antiretroviral adherence self-efficacy among people living with hiv/aids who use illicit drugs Abstract: Although the benefits of antiretroviral therapy […]

Svetlana Konopljova – Final M.A. Defence (HDLC)

Svetlana Konopljova – Final M.A. Defence (HDLC)

Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Scarfe Room 2415, 2:30pm Supervisor: Dr. Shelley Hymel (HDLC) Supervisory Committee: Dr. Brenda Morrison (SFU), Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl (HDLC) Title: The Role of Discipline Practices in Student Connectedness to School, Bullying and Victimization Abstract: In light of compelling empirical evidence, school connectedness is a strong protective factor, helping to protect students […]

Maryam Mahboubi – Final M.A. Oral Defence (HDLC)

Maryam Mahboubi – Final M.A. Oral Defence (HDLC)

Monday, December 4, 2017 Scarfe Room 308, 2:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Shelley Hymel (HDLC) Supervisory Committee: Dr. Amery Wu (MERM), Dr. Allison Cloth (SCPS), and Dr. Daniel Cox (CNPS) Title: Victimization and Internalizing Difficulties: The Moderating Role of Social Support Abstract: Children and adolescents who are targets of peer victimization experience many negative developmental outcomes, including depression and […]

James Floman – Final Ph.D. Examination (HDLC)

James Floman – Final Ph.D. Examination (HDLC)

Monday, December 4, 2017 Room 461, School of Population and Public Health (2206 East Mall) Supervisor: Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl (HDLC) Supervisory Committee: Dr. Bruno Zumbo (MERM) University Examiners: Dr. Richard Young (CNPS) & Dr. Mark Beauchamp (KIN) External Examiner: Professor Nancy Heath (McGill University) Title: The Effects of Mindfulness and Kindness Meditation on Teacher Emotional […]

Call for Papers: Cutting Edge Student Journal – March 15, 2018

Call for Papers: Cutting Edge Student Journal – March 15, 2018

2018 Volume 4 Theme: Spirituality in the Modern Western World The editorial board of Cutting Edge: The Journal of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Program (ISGP) is excited to announce the call for papers for the upcoming 2018 (Vol.4) issue. We would like to invite students and scholars to explore and examine the roles and implications […]

Presentation Skills Workshop for ECPS Students

Presentation Skills Workshop for ECPS Students

Friday, November 17 Scarfe Library Block, Room 278 12:00 – 2:00pm RSVP to takara.bond@alumni.ubc.ca   It’s nearing the end of this academic term, which means presentations are right around the corner. In this two hour workshop, HDLC Peer Advisor, Takara Bond will be providing tips for telling the story of your research or topic, creating […]

School Psychology Awareness Week Yoga Class

School Psychology Awareness Week Yoga Class

Friday, November 17 GSS Ballroom in Koerner 6:00pm – 7:00pm By Donation (minimum $2.00) BYOM – Bring Your Own Mat! RSVP by Thursday, November 16 to stephanie.martin@alumni.ubc.ca   ECPS School Psychology program is hosting a by-donation yoga class in effort to raise awareness of their field during School Psychology Awareness Week (SPAW). All are welcome […]

School Psychology Awareness Week Round Table with Dr. Randy Floyd

School Psychology Awareness Week Round Table with Dr. Randy Floyd

Friday, November 17 Scarfe Room 2415 10:30am – 12:00pm RSVP by Wednesday, November 15 to sterett.mercer@ubc.ca Join ECPS’ School Psychology Program for a round-table discussion with Dr. Randy Floyd, Director of School Psychology at University of Memphis. This year’s SPAW theme is “Power Up! Be a Positive Charge.” The goal is to highlight how taking a small positive […]

School Psychology Awareness Week Bake Sale!

School Psychology Awareness Week Bake Sale!

Thursday, November 16 Central Scarfe Foyer 9:00am – 4:00pm Be sure to bring your sweet tooth next Thursday and support ECPS School Psychology program’s efforts to raise awareness of their field during School Psychology Awareness Week (SPAW). All proceeds from the bake sale will be donated to Queen Alexandra Elementary School. Thank you in advance […]

Christopher Cook – Final M.A. Defence (CNPS)

Christopher Cook – Final M.A. Defence (CNPS)

Monday, November 20, 2017 4:00 p.m. Scarfe Library Block, Room 278 Examining Committee: Dr. William Borgen, Research Supervisor Dr. Marla Buchanan, Research Committee Dr. George Belliveau, Research Committee Title: Voices UP!: Experiences of Collective Playmaking Abstract: In January 2016, a group of community members, students, and staff began creating a play together at the UBC […]

Hermeneutics as a Way of Being: Gadamer’s Notion of Education as Self-Education

Hermeneutics as a Way of Being: Gadamer’s Notion of Education as Self-Education

Tuesday, November 14 11:00 – 1:00 pm Scarfe Room 2415 Please join us for a featured talk by Dr. Andrzej Wiercinski (Full Professor) Philosophy of Education, from the University of Warsaw, Poland and President-Founder of the International Institute for Hermenuetics. Panel Responders: Dr. Barbara Weber (Associate Professor) Chair of the Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program, UBC […]

Negar Amini – Final M.A. Defence (HDLC)

Negar Amini – Final M.A. Defence (HDLC)

Thursday, November 9, 2017 Scarfe Room 304A Research Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Vadeboncoeur (HDLC) Supervisory Committee: Dr. Barbara Weber (HDLC) and Dr. Marla Buchanan (CNPS) Title: Exploring Identity-As-Narrative in the School Narratives of Iranian University Students in British Columbia, Canada Abstract: Based upon semi-structured interviews with 11 Iranian undergraduate students between 18 to 24 years of […]

QMS: Research Talks with Dr. Sterett Mercer

QMS: Research Talks with Dr. Sterett Mercer

November 9, 2017 11:00 – 12:10 p.m. Scarfe Library Block, Room 278 RSVP before November 3: http://bit.ly/2zT9Nz8 Speaker: Dr. Sterett Mercer (Associate Professor, School Psychology, ECPS)   Dr. Mercer’s talk is based on two of his recent papers. He will discuss a variety of analytical and psychometric issues: Introduce curriculum-based measurement (CBM) as a framework for identifying […]

Call for Abstracts: Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Research Conference on ‘Responsibility’

Critical perspectives on understanding responsibility for each other, for the planet, for our research, for UBC, and beyond. Hosted by the Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program Call for Abstracts Deadline: November 20, 2017 Conference: Monday, March 19, 2018 – 9:00 – 4:30pm Featuring Keynote Speakers: Dr. Paul Russell, Department of Philosophy, University of British Columbia Dr. […]

CNPS Info Session: Tuesday, October 17 @ 5:00pm

CNPS Info Session: Tuesday, October 17 @ 5:00pm

Everyone is welcome to attend. Dr. Dan Cox will be chairing this information session with the help of CNPS Peer Advisor Megumi Iyar. When: October 17, from 5:00 – 6:00 pm Where: Scarfe Building, Room 310

QMS: Research Talks on Measurement Invariance

QMS: Research Talks on Measurement Invariance

October 12, 2017 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Scarfe Library Block, Room 278 RSVP before October 6: https://goo.gl/FEhGHk Moderator: Ben Hives (M.Sc. student, School of Kinesiology) Speakers: Scott Emerson (M.Sc. student, School of Population and Public Health) Danjie Zou (Ph.D. student, MERM, Faculty of Education)   When researchers are working on assessments, tests, or questionnaires, they want to ensure […]

Ashley Flis – Final Ph.D. Defence (SPED)

Ashley Flis – Final Ph.D. Defence (SPED)

Tuesday, October 3, 2017 Graduate Student Centre, Room 200 Research Supervisor: Dr. Linda Siegel (SPED) Supervisory Committee: Dr. Nancy Perry (SPED) and Dr. Sterett Mercer (SPED) University Examiners: Dr. Cay Holbrook (SPED) and Dr. Margaret Early (LLED) External Examiner: Professor Phil Abrami (Concordia University) Title: ABRACADABRA: The Effectiveness of a Computer-Based Reading Intervention Program for […]

Tierney Wisniewski – Final M.A. Defence (HDLC)

Tierney Wisniewski – Final M.A. Defence (HDLC)

Tuesday, October 5, 2017 Neville Scarfe, Room 278 Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Shapka (HDLC) Supervisory Committee: Dr. Deborah Butler (HDLC) and Dr. Nancy Perry (HDLC) Title: Role Redefinition as Autonomy Support: A Narrative Inquiry Abstract: Self-determination theory (SDT) is a well-established theory of motivation that posits that we grow optimally to the degree to which our contexts […]

Natacha Monestel Mora – Final M.A. Defence (HDLC)

Natacha Monestel Mora – Final M.A. Defence (HDLC)

  Wednesday, October 4, 2017 – 10:00 a.m. Neville Scarfe, Room 278 Supervisor: Jennifer Vadeboncoeur (HDLC) Supervisory Committee: Barbara Weber (HDLC) and Theresa Rogers (LLED) Title: Exploring Definitions of Social Justice: A Qualitative Study of Moral Dialogues with University Students Abstract:  This qualitative research built upon a sociocultural approach to moral functioning to examine how […]

Julie Ann Sauve – Final M.A. Defence (HDLC)

Julie Ann Sauve – Final M.A. Defence (HDLC)

  Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Neville Scarfe, Room 304A Supervisor: Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl (HDLC; Director, Human Early Learning Partnership, SPPH) Supervisory Committee: Dr. Shelley Hymel (HDLC) and Dr. Amery Wu (MERM) Title: Building Teacher Resilience: Relations of Self-Compassion Among Teacher Efficacy and Burnout Abstract: Teacher burnout is a phenomenon that has received a considerable amount of attention. […]

EPIC Symposia: “Childhood as a Need for an Inquiry-based Philosophical Education”

EPIC Symposia: “Childhood as a Need for an Inquiry-based Philosophical Education”

Symposium Funded Through a Faculty of Education International Research Visiting Fellowship This is an event series of four symposia featuring Dr. Walter Omar Kohan, researcher of the National Council of Research of Brazil (CNPq). His main area of inquiry is the relationship between childhood, education and philosophy, and is currently a Visiting Researcher at ECPS. […]

The Concept of Validity: UBC as a Center of Research Excellence in Validity Theory & Validation Methods

The Concept of Validity: UBC as a Center of Research Excellence in Validity Theory & Validation Methods

Time: Thursday, September 21 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm Location: Scarfe Building, Room 2415 Speaker: Dr. Bruno Zumbo, Professor, ECPS Dr. Bruno Zumbo will provide an overview of his recent developments in the concept of validity in assessment and measurement with an eye toward highlighting UBC’s evolving role as a center of excellence in validity […]

CNPS Info Session: Tuesday, September 26 @ 5:00pm

CNPS Info Session: Tuesday, September 26 @ 5:00pm

Everyone is welcome to attend. Dr. Dan Cox will be chairing this information session When: September 26, from 5:00 – 6:00 pm Where: Scarfe Building, Room 310

ECPS Orientation 2017

ECPS Orientation 2017

ECPS Faculty and Staff are excited to welcome all new incoming graduate students into the department on Friday, September 8, 2017! Orientation will conclude with a welcoming faculty/staff/student meet and greet BBQ.

Summer Scholar, Dr. Jonathan Weiss, presents Public Lecture July 12, 2017

Summer Scholar, Dr. Jonathan Weiss, presents Public Lecture July 12, 2017

“Addressing mental health in youth with autism: Working with the individual, the family, and the community” Wednesday, July 12 – 5:00pm Pacific Autism Family Centre 3688 Cessna Drive Richmond, B.C. Individuals with autism often struggle with managing anxiety, anger, or depression, and increasingly, interventions are being used to help address these difficulties. These treatments are […]

2017 ECPS Grad Reception, May 25th

2017 ECPS Grad Reception, May 25th

Graduates – come celebrate with ECPS faculty and staff following the graduation ceremony on May 25th!

Renae Regehr – Final M.A. Defence (CNPS)

Renae Regehr – Final M.A. Defence (CNPS)

Title: Evaluating Free To Be: A Positive Body Image Program for Adolescents

Jennifer Barrows – Final M.A. Defence (HDLC)

Jennifer Barrows – Final M.A. Defence (HDLC)

Title: How do they see it? Family Physicians’ Perspectives on & Experiences of Continuing Professional Development

Educator TLC: Teach and Lead with Compassion (SEL BC Event)

Educator TLC: Teach and Lead with Compassion (SEL BC Event)

Join SEL BC and Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl for a dinner event with Mark T. Greenberg and Christa Turksma on May 11th.